"SIECUS is grateful for President Obama’s leadership in seeking to end abstinence-only-until-marriage funding once and for all," SIECUS's vice president for policy, interim president, and CEO, Jesseca Boyer, said in the statement. "After three decades and nearly $2 billion in federal spending wasted on this failed approach, the [p]resident’s proposed budget increases support for programs and efforts that seek to equip young people with the skills they need to ensure their lifelong sexual health and well-being."

Obama's proposed budget is a landmark step toward education that addresses teens' needs and aligns with Americans' priorities. But the battle, of course, is far from over: The Republican-controlled Congress has until October 1, the start of the fiscal year, to debate the 2017 budget.